16 all-new players begin their thrilling journey to become the University of Maryland's next Sole Survivor. Watch as the tribes form and a shocking twist throws off everyone's expectations. Then, a brutal opening challenge shows the strong and weak players on both teams.

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Challenges

Immunity

Steal The Bacon - There is a bike tire in the center of a marked off field. The tribe members will rank themselves in terms of strength. Then, by random selection, the numbers will be called out and they will have to face off against each other. On the host's start, the selected players will run to the bike tire and attempt to drag it to their side. The tribe who gets the bike tire across the line will score a point. First tribe to 7 will win.
Winner (according to finish):Rafiki

Immunity Challenge: Steal The Bacon

Placement

Tribe

1st

Rafiki

Alex, Eric, Kanay, Maria, Marissa, Matt, Sabrina & Sierra

2nd

Hukatana

Charlie, Foluké, Harry, Holli, Katie, Terry, Victoria & Zack

Round Breakdown

Round

Winners

Loser

Total Score

Round 1

Eric

Harry

1-0Rafiki

Round 2

Foluké

Marissa

1-1

Round 3

Alex & Marissa

Charlie & Zack

2-1Rafiki

Round 4

Sabrina & Sierra

Holli & Terry

3-1Rafiki

Round 5

Kanay & Matt

Katie & Victoria

4-1Rafiki

Round 6

Eric & Marissa

Foluké & Harry

5-1Rafiki

Round 7

Sabrina

Holli

6-1Rafiki

Round 8

Maria

Charlie

7-1Rafiki

Tribal Council

Tribal Council #1: Hukatana Tribe

VotedAgainst

Voter

Charlie (7 votes)

Foluké, Harry, Holli, Katie, Terry, Victoria & Zack

Holli (1 vote)

Charlie

VOTED OFF:

Charlie

Voting Confessionals

“

(Voting for Charlie) One down, fourteen to go.

”

–Katie

“

(Voting for Charlie) Yeah, don't hate me.

”

–Victoria

“

(Voting for Charlie) Sorry, Charlie! You're not gonna help us out, no offense, but you have really great ambitions, I'm sure you're going to be super successful. Like, you're on top of it dude, you don't need us.

”

–Foluké

“

(Voting for Holli) In the words of the late great Colonel Sanders, 'Sometimes you gotta get it while its hot.'

”

–Charlie

Final Words

“

As my math teacher always said, 'For the buckets hold water, there has to be a bottom.' I thought it was a good decision on their part. I'm pretty sure I'm smarter than all of them. I had a pretty good plan in place, I was unable to execute it. I feel like I was betrayed by some of the alliances just because I was the new guy, no one knew me, but, unfortunately, I'm going home early. At least I get my money back though.